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Restoring Blue Hair: A Digital Archaeology Project
A forgotten virtual-world podcast is reborn through archival digging, audio restoration, and digital forensics. From dusty USB drives to the Wayback Machine, Blue Hair now lives again, preserved for future explorers of early metaverse culture. Read More
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Blue Hair #20: Interviewing Starla Huchton – NaNoWriMo to Print and Audio Drama
Dedric Mauriac chats with author Starla Huchton about The Dreamers Thread—a NaNoWriMo novel turned full-cast serialized audiobook. They cover dreamworld inspiration, casting across countries, music choices, Second Life influences (including Dedric), and plans for print, e-book, and a future sequel. Read More
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Blue Hair #19: Copybot, Content, and Control
Dedric Mauriac traces how CopyBot, OpenGL extractors, and third-party viewers reshaped Second Life’s economy. He weighs copyright, DMCA tools, and viewer licensing ideas, arguing that creators need better ways to back up, verify, and protect their digital work without killing openness. Read More
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Blue Hair #18: Rebuilding, Machinima, and Free 3D Tools
After his computer crashes, Dedric Mauriac rebuilds his digital life with Songsmith, machinima, and new tools. He hands Woodbridge to Korii Tiger, celebrates CSC’s Second Life feature, and explores Microsoft’s newly free trueSpace for advanced 3D and sculpted-prim creation. Read More
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Blue Hair #17: NASA CoLab and the Reality of Virtual Work
Dedric interviews Charles White (Jet Burns), a JPL knowledge-management veteran inspired by Carl Sagan, on why NASA explored Second Life. They discuss science visualization, training, anonymity, and collaboration—arguing that while the world isn’t “real,” the communication absolutely is. Read More
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Blue Hair #16: Panorama Worlds and a Podcast Revival
Blue Hair returns with Torley’s krpano panoramas, Real Life Plus news, and a tour of the Clued Up murder-mystery game, showing how Second Life, web technology, and new virtual worlds were converging into interactive, shareable experiences beyond the grid. Read More
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Blue Hair #15: Analytics, Privacy, and Traffic in the Metaverse
Dedric compares visitor counters across Second Life, from Linden Lab’s original scripts to advanced web-based analytics, showing how creators can track traffic, repeat visitors, and engagement—while weighing privacy, performance, and the ethics of monitoring avatars inside the virtual world. Read More
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Blue Hair #14: SEO, Branding, And Product Presentation In SL
Broadcast live from Woodbridge, Dedric explains how Second Life creators can grow their businesses using branding, search engine optimization, keyword tools, product presentation, and social networking—combining real-world marketing strategy with in-world tactics to build trust, visibility, and sustainable virtual commerce. Read More
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Blue Hair #13: PodCamp Plans, SL Woodstock, and Burning Life
Dedric drops PodCamp Pittsburgh for PodCamp Philly, spotlights William Pitre’s rez-day “SL Woodstock” music festival, previews Burning Life’s commerce-free return, and plans for SLCC in Chicago—then dives into SLOpenID, onXiam identity hubs, and wildlife critters for Woodbridge. Read More
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Blue Hair #12: Vista Troubles, Relay Wins, and Voice in SL
Dedric returns with a new Vista laptop and a podcasting-software headache, then dives into photoreal avatar skins, Relay for Life results topping $120,000, Voice arriving in Second Life, and a wave of sculpty tools—plus wikis, job posts, and Shop On-Rez. Read More